Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a five-year, firm fixed price Contract No. PS87481000 to Southern Methodist University to serve as the academic partner for the Metro Leadership Academy Program, in the amount of $1,002,750 for the three-year base term, and $366,050 for the first one-year option and $379,550 for the second one-year option, for a total Contract Value of $1,748,350, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
The Metro Leadership Academy Program (MLA) is an internal leadership development program to address two major challenges: succession planning and employee retention. First, 30% of Metro employees are eligible to retire and 62% of Metro employees will be eligible to retire within the next 10 years. Second, Metro has committed to an ambitious work plan as it builds the fastest-growing public transportation system in the country. To prepare and develop the leaders of today and tomorrow, a qualified academic partner is necessary.
Since MLA's inception, Metro has retained an academic partner to teach the leadership cornerstones of the program. The current contract expires December 31, 2023, and a new contract award is recommended to ensure continuity.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro created MLA in 2015 as a 12-month program. Participants are drawn agency-wide from both Contract and Non-Contract positions, representing all levels of leadership from front-line to senior executive positions. The first 40-person cohort launched in January 2016. Along with academic leadership courses, Metro's Senior Leadership Team teaches department specific competency courses.
MLA provides employees the framework and tools to understand their personal leadership style, and how to adapt to a changing environment within the industr...
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